A recent study from the University of Kansas shows that walking is good for your brain as well as your heart. It doesn’t matter whether you walk for fun or to get to a destination. Older...
Diane Archer
Wanted: More doctors
The population is aging and demand for doctors is increasing. At the same time, doctors are less satisfied with their work so fewer people are interested in becoming doctors. We need innovative ways...
Income and assets of people with Medicare: Kaiser Foundation...
In case you think that older people are living large, the Kaiser Family Foundation has an interactive tool that will quickly change your mind. What’s particularly interesting is the demographic...
Empathy suit helps you understand how hard it can be to move...
Every day, 10,000 people turn 65. The population is aging quickly. In an effort to improve the lives of older adults, the MIT AgeLab has created an “empathy” suit, which simulates the aging...
New data reveals that higher Social Security income helps the...
As the population ages, it’s important that our policies help to prevent, reduce or delay cognitive impairments. We want to be sure that for as long as possible people can carry out daily...
How to get health insurance when you’re ineligible for both...
Because the Supreme Court gave states the option of expanding Medicaid, it has forced about four million people today into an insurance no man’s land. These four million people live in states that...
Need for more home care workers to care for older adults at home
An increasing number of older adults are choosing to age in their homes rather than in nursing homes or other institutionalized settings. With the population aging, there are too few home care aides...
To improve hospital patient satisfaction, switch out the gowns
A recent JAMA study looks at inpatient hospital attire as an element of patient satisfaction. Patients lose self-esteem and don’t feel that doctors treat them as people when they are forced to wear...
Are hospitals driving up costs for people with Medicare to...
In a new Health Affairs post, David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler argue that Medicare’s pay-for-performance system might be doing more harm than good, when it comes to hospital readmissions...
Want to improve your heart health? Get married
How can you improve your heart health as you get older? According to one research study, it’s all about being married. A study out of the New York University Langone Medical Center finds that...